1980 "Zombie" article from FM #169

Today's Monster memory is of:

The "Zombie" article from FM #169

"Climb every mountain, ford every stream. Follow every rainbow, till.... you... find... your... dre-e-e-eam!"

I've been going through my magazine collection and organizing them better... well, really just organizing them, they were in the shelves with no regard to what they were. It's a slow process, because you know I have to stop and look through them, after having not seen them for awhile. When I find something interesting to share on one of my blogs (I have four) I set it aside for scanning later. Well, all that to say, I recently rediscovered this article on Lucio Fulci's "Zombie" in an issue of "Famous Monsters." Here it is, for your consumption, from Issue 169 published in October of 1980.

For another "Zombie" article, this time from "Fangoria," (where you would expect it to be found) check out the earlier blog entry.

And if the gory grue of "Zombie" left a bad taste in your mouth, here's a delectable morsal to tantalize you with a taste of what might have been... *sigh...*

"How do you like my bat ring?"

1986 Time "Aliens" article

Today's Monster Memories are of:
The July 1986 Time article on "Aliens"
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In the summer of 1986, a new kind of big-budget sci-fi/horror/action film was unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. "Aliens" amped up the budget, scope and action in a sequel that many feel surpassed the original. In the day when most sequels were of a lesser budget each time, "Aliens" increased it and it showed. Here is the complete article that I saved from Time magazine on the movie that would blow so many horror fans away.

Below is the "Mad" magazine cover of the issue that lampooned the movie, depicting a truly horrifying scene!

Mad Monster Cartoons

Today's Monster Memories are of:
Those "Mad" Monsters
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When younger, I was always on the lookout for magazines of any kind that contained items of interest. No, I didn't have tunnel-vision toward the monster mag section only; I knew that often other kinds of publications would occasionally feature those things I loved; monsters, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, etc. I would also scan over the teen magazines; movie star mags, tabloids, and the comic satire mags like "Crazy," "Cracked" and of course, the first and best, "Mad."

"Mad" very often lampooned the movies and TV shows I liked, and I have quite a few issues from the early 70's that spoofed my favorites. The earliest I have is one from 1965 that did a terrific take-off on "Lost In Space." Among many others there were a lot of monster comics and gags. Here are a few "Mad" monster laughs for you, and more will be coming in the future! As Criswell says so eloquently; "Remember... future events such as these will affect you... in the future."

Check out the recent posts on a couple of my other blogs: on "My Star Trek Scrapbook" get a good look at some 33-year-old newspaper articles on the then-young fan phenomenon; and on "Held Over!" take a peek at the original TV Guide ads for the legendarily-bad "Star Wars Holiday Special."